The HP-TH is absolutely awesome for large areas like bodies and bike fairing. The finish is excellent, you almost don't need a gloss coat as the finish is so good, even without using a leveler. You get a good finish on large areas because it's spraying wet paint over a large area rather than just dust, there's hardly any over spray and that helps as you're not drying the coat you've just done as you are with smaller brushes. It dumps a hell of a lot of paint but I'd rather lose paint than have a bad finish, i used 2x 10ml pots of mica blue on a Subaru body but by god it looks incredible! I tend to decant TAMIYA sprays as they are ready thinned to the exact spraying consistency, but even mixing your own it still gives great results. It's expensive but if you take this hobby seriously then just buy one, it won't let you down, it makes it a pleasure. I use this solely for panels and bodies but it's well worth it over struggling with a mid-wide brush. I don't find any problems with low pressures and using lots of air, I use a large compressor with receiver and it doesn't empty it as fast as you'd think as you're using lots of paint rather than using lots of air to try to get a small area covered as you do with small brushes.
I have a TH. What's interesting is that their is a TH2 with a bigger head system, but you can't find it anywhere. I use mine mainly with the round cap, rarely use the fan cap
Not very often. We change the filter purely because it looks bad on camera when it's very dirty. They are cheap to replace and pssst! don't tell anyone, you are supposed to only put in in one way around, but we swap it around and turn it around vertically too to get maximum life. It's a good strong unit that is giving sterling service. Reckon you could use filters for 1 to 2 years before changing depending on how messy you are when you spray.
I am not sure it would have enough power, the fan pattern needs a lot of airflow and an air tank at a minimum. Just got it to work with a 1l tank compressor.
Hi hopefully you can help I’ve got a NEO for iwata trn1 as I’ve got rheumatoid arthritis and my hands are bad. I’m looking to add another airbrush to my collection. I’ve looked at the H&M infinity the pro con boy ps 275 and 290 also the grey and iwata trigger ones would you have any recommendations on a trigger type one of infinity as I found out you can adjust the trigger tension on the infinity so that might be ok. Many thanks
Go for a trigger one, like the Iwatas, if you want comfort. Also try a Badger with High Roller trigger, like the Xtreme Patriot, not tried the H&S Infinity yet but aim to do so, that looks like it has a higher trigger so comparable to the Patriot. Any Badger, or at least most, can take a higher, High Roller trigger conversion. Can't speak for the Procons, again they are on the to-do list! Badger video coming out later today...
Good review, can I suggest that you either find a place outside of your workshop to house your new reed compressor as you will damage your hearing for sure or sell it and buy the same size machine but purchase a belt driven one. They are quiter and much more reliable.
Oh yes, suggest away, that compressor is just too loud for indoor use. It was more an experiment, a purchase for various future DIY projects and maybe spray gun projects in the future (automotive, DIY etc.). It will be stored outdoors in a dedicated quiet box - a little carpentry project for the summer. Has to be done as the SGS unit wakes up the whole street and would make the neighbours go beserk if it used when they were home! Ha!.
They are awful things and they can't stand up to much medium use either as the metal reeds inside the cylinder head crack rendering the whole thing completely destroyed. If your going to use it try to let it cool down after 4 or 5 tank refills you should prolong it's life a little longer that's if you haven't already strapped some C4 to it before then hahaha.
@@clivecro4971 Belt-drive 150l beast has usurped the SGS as it was just too embarassing to actually use, yes, literally embarassing, as it is that loud. Still building a box for both, this summer it will be finished I promise (I keep telling myself!) but it's closer than ever to having these noisy machines toned down a bit. The belt-drive 150l Hyundai unit is definitely quieter though. Needed to upgrade for a car respray I am working on, the SGS couldn't really hack it.
I have the Iwata IS-975 POWER JET PRO compressor that can go up to 50 psi and has a 2Lt air tank. Can this compressor handle the HP-TH in the FAN pattern application? I'm looking for just an in-between air-brush/air-gun thing for large pattern and heavy coating or even a bit more thick varnish than the usual thinned down used for air-brush
I think so - but check on the airbrushes.com website, they have a compressor comparison table which shows which guns work with which Iwata compressor. It's at the bottom of most airbrush pages. As you saw, I managed the fan pattern with a 1l tank compressor, so it could well be possible.
Question. I have an older bottom feed iwata eclipse when I press down for air it allows small amount if paint yo cone out, can I change the needle and nozzle to fix this problem, and do I have to use the same size that is currently in it or can I change to a different size. Thank You...
Yes, it's easy, just swap out the components and replace with new spares. It's simple. Often good to replace pairs, e.g. needle & nozzle at the same time. It's not extortionately expensive either. Lost count of the number of times this has been done with our Iwata Eclipse CS.
Looking for your advice. I’m primarily going to be modeling 1/24 to 1/12 cars so looking for a recommendation on a quality airbrush for small detail and body coverage. Also searching for low-med pressure compressor for this range. I would appreciate your thoughts on quality equipment and balance of value for usage.
Hi go Iwata Eclipse or Badger Patriot for the airbrush, something like that with both fine and good coverage. Compressors, more tricky, go for something quiet with a tank, like the Omega or HTC-15, Sil-Air also does some which are still in production (they are all made by the same company in Italy Werther). You will see these types of compressors in some of our videos and it's what we predominantly use. They are harder to find but worth the investment compared to the usual cheap noisy Ebay junk. Buy once cry once! The other option are the noisier models with no tank which we have reviewed, like Sparmax or Iwata Studio. We prefer the quiet compressors but they are decent units, see our videos. But for 100-150$ more, you could get something quieter and with a tank that lasts years. We bought our Hansa HTC-15 in 1999 and the Omega in 2006, both still going.
Scale War Machines Thank you for getting back with these suggestions. Super helpful. I chuckled at the “buy once cry once” 😆 Never heard that expression but yes, it’s true.
The TH used to be called the Autographics. It is made for automotive artists who paint graphics and signs. It also is the go to brush for spraying clear over airbrush art.
Phu Vet Any other mini-spray guns/airbrush that you would recommend for spraying clear over airbrush art? I mainly paint on canvas so I would need something that doesn't require a large capacity compressor. Thank you
I too looked at the HP-TH for spraying large areas and ended up buying the Iwata 4GL, which has a better design for fan pattern spraying in my opinion. Great review, thanks for sharing.
Meh. I have it's cheaper brother, Procon PS-290, and it is brilliant even for smaller kits in 1/72 and 1/48. There is totally no reason to change a compressor, I have AS-186 and it works just fine.
I see this is basically a single action airbrush. I would have liked it better if it functioned like a spray gun. There is no way to blow air with this setup.🙁
For someone doing reviews you should know that restricting the paint by using the trigger stop will stop the wet coats and high flow of paint vert unprofessional not knowing basic setting up of the gun
We showed the finest setting we could get with the gun as well as the high volume stuff at 04:14 but most people will inevitably buy this and use it to apply paint in quantity rather than detail work. It's brilliant at primers and wet coats are its forte but it is capable of finer work for sure, however, it's not really what its strengths are. The whole trigger, shallow tipped needle and fan head thing, bit of an indication there. Love your videos by the way, amazing.
The HP-TH is absolutely awesome for large areas like bodies and bike fairing. The finish is excellent, you almost don't need a gloss coat as the finish is so good, even without using a leveler. You get a good finish on large areas because it's spraying wet paint over a large area rather than just dust, there's hardly any over spray and that helps as you're not drying the coat you've just done as you are with smaller brushes. It dumps a hell of a lot of paint but I'd rather lose paint than have a bad finish, i used 2x 10ml pots of mica blue on a Subaru body but by god it looks incredible! I tend to decant TAMIYA sprays as they are ready thinned to the exact spraying consistency, but even mixing your own it still gives great results. It's expensive but if you take this hobby seriously then just buy one, it won't let you down, it makes it a pleasure. I use this solely for panels and bodies but it's well worth it over struggling with a mid-wide brush. I don't find any problems with low pressures and using lots of air, I use a large compressor with receiver and it doesn't empty it as fast as you'd think as you're using lots of paint rather than using lots of air to try to get a small area covered as you do with small brushes.
I have a TH. What's interesting is that their is a TH2 with a bigger head system, but you can't find it anywhere. I use mine mainly with the round cap, rarely use the fan cap
Good to see the spraybooth is still going strong, how often do you need to replace the filter? (front and back)
Not very often. We change the filter purely because it looks bad on camera when it's very dirty. They are cheap to replace and pssst! don't tell anyone, you are supposed to only put in in one way around, but we swap it around and turn it around vertically too to get maximum life. It's a good strong unit that is giving sterling service. Reckon you could use filters for 1 to 2 years before changing depending on how messy you are when you spray.
so my Iwata Power Jet Plus Tubular Compressor have enough power to operate this airbrush??
Probably, but do check on the compatibility data on a good website like airbrushes.com.
can i use the IWATA MEDEA Airbrush HP-TH with the Tamiya spray work power compressor?
I am not sure it would have enough power, the fan pattern needs a lot of airflow and an air tank at a minimum. Just got it to work with a 1l tank compressor.
Hi hopefully you can help I’ve got a NEO for iwata trn1 as I’ve got rheumatoid arthritis and my hands are bad. I’m looking to add another airbrush to my collection. I’ve looked at the H&M infinity the pro con boy ps 275 and 290 also the grey and iwata trigger ones would you have any recommendations on a trigger type one of infinity as I found out you can adjust the trigger tension on the infinity so that might be ok. Many thanks
Go for a trigger one, like the Iwatas, if you want comfort. Also try a Badger with High Roller trigger, like the Xtreme Patriot, not tried the H&S Infinity yet but aim to do so, that looks like it has a higher trigger so comparable to the Patriot. Any Badger, or at least most, can take a higher, High Roller trigger conversion. Can't speak for the Procons, again they are on the to-do list! Badger video coming out later today...
Good review, can I suggest that you either find a place outside of your workshop to house your new reed compressor as you will damage your hearing for sure or sell it and buy the same size machine but purchase a belt driven one. They are quiter and much more reliable.
Oh yes, suggest away, that compressor is just too loud for indoor use. It was more an experiment, a purchase for various future DIY projects and maybe spray gun projects in the future (automotive, DIY etc.). It will be stored outdoors in a dedicated quiet box - a little carpentry project for the summer. Has to be done as the SGS unit wakes up the whole street and would make the neighbours go beserk if it used when they were home! Ha!.
They are awful things and they can't stand up to much medium use either as the metal reeds inside the cylinder head crack rendering the whole thing completely destroyed.
If your going to use it try to let it cool down after 4 or 5 tank refills you should prolong it's life a little longer that's if you haven't already strapped some C4 to it before then hahaha.
@@clivecro4971 Belt-drive 150l beast has usurped the SGS as it was just too embarassing to actually use, yes, literally embarassing, as it is that loud. Still building a box for both, this summer it will be finished I promise (I keep telling myself!) but it's closer than ever to having these noisy machines toned down a bit. The belt-drive 150l Hyundai unit is definitely quieter though. Needed to upgrade for a car respray I am working on, the SGS couldn't really hack it.
I have the Iwata IS-975 POWER JET PRO compressor that can go up to 50 psi and has a 2Lt air tank. Can this compressor handle the HP-TH in the FAN pattern application? I'm looking for just an in-between air-brush/air-gun thing for large pattern and heavy coating or even a bit more thick varnish than the usual thinned down used for air-brush
I think so - but check on the airbrushes.com website, they have a compressor comparison table which shows which guns work with which Iwata compressor. It's at the bottom of most airbrush pages. As you saw, I managed the fan pattern with a 1l tank compressor, so it could well be possible.
Nice comparison. I take it the HP-TR2 does not have the option to add a fan cap?
Correct, just round pattern.
Question. I have an older bottom feed iwata eclipse when I press down for air it allows small amount if paint yo cone out, can I change the needle and nozzle to fix this problem, and do I have to use the same size that is currently in it or can I change to a different size. Thank You...
Yes, it's easy, just swap out the components and replace with new spares. It's simple. Often good to replace pairs, e.g. needle & nozzle at the same time. It's not extortionately expensive either. Lost count of the number of times this has been done with our Iwata Eclipse CS.
Looking for your advice. I’m primarily going to be modeling 1/24 to 1/12 cars so looking for a recommendation on a quality airbrush for small detail and body coverage. Also searching for low-med pressure compressor for this range. I would appreciate your thoughts on quality equipment and balance of value for usage.
Hi go Iwata Eclipse or Badger Patriot for the airbrush, something like that with both fine and good coverage. Compressors, more tricky, go for something quiet with a tank, like the Omega or HTC-15, Sil-Air also does some which are still in production (they are all made by the same company in Italy Werther). You will see these types of compressors in some of our videos and it's what we predominantly use. They are harder to find but worth the investment compared to the usual cheap noisy Ebay junk. Buy once cry once! The other option are the noisier models with no tank which we have reviewed, like Sparmax or Iwata Studio. We prefer the quiet compressors but they are decent units, see our videos. But for 100-150$ more, you could get something quieter and with a tank that lasts years. We bought our Hansa HTC-15 in 1999 and the Omega in 2006, both still going.
Scale War Machines Thank you for getting back with these suggestions. Super helpful. I chuckled at the “buy once cry once” 😆 Never heard that expression but yes, it’s true.
The TH used to be called the Autographics. It is made for automotive artists who paint graphics and signs. It also is the go to brush for spraying clear over airbrush art.
Phu Vet Any other mini-spray guns/airbrush that you would recommend for spraying clear over airbrush art? I mainly paint on canvas so I would need something that doesn't require a large capacity compressor. Thank you
Very nice review, have subscribed, all the best Garry
I too looked at the HP-TH for spraying large areas and ended up buying the Iwata 4GL, which has a better design for fan pattern spraying in my opinion. Great review, thanks for sharing.
Excellent comparison between the two guns.
Thx for the info...
Meh. I have it's cheaper brother, Procon PS-290, and it is brilliant even for smaller kits in 1/72 and 1/48. There is totally no reason to change a compressor, I have AS-186 and it works just fine.
Just less expensive, but not cheap, is the same quality as the iwata, i have 2 PS-290, they are amazing.
Hear good things about the Procon - would be a good subject for a test.
I have the PS-290, too! Very impressed so far. Running it on an Iwata Power Jet Plus with no issues at all :)
Price 250 pounds aliexpress 50 bucks
I see this is basically a single action airbrush. I would have liked it better if it functioned like a spray gun. There is no way to blow air with this setup.🙁
For someone doing reviews you should know that restricting the paint by using the trigger stop will stop the wet coats and high flow of paint vert unprofessional not knowing basic setting up of the gun
We showed the finest setting we could get with the gun as well as the high volume stuff at 04:14 but most people will inevitably buy this and use it to apply paint in quantity rather than detail work. It's brilliant at primers and wet coats are its forte but it is capable of finer work for sure, however, it's not really what its strengths are. The whole trigger, shallow tipped needle and fan head thing, bit of an indication there. Love your videos by the way, amazing.